Antenna 35(1)_Layout 1 26/10/2018 14:35 Page 38 ARTICLE Lanna Cheng Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA. 92093, USA. Email:
[email protected] Martien Baars Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands. Email:
[email protected] Anthony Smith Winterwood, George Eyston Drive, Sleepers Hill, Winchester, Hants SO22 4PE, England. Email:
[email protected] Halobates male and live eggs on a Spirulla shell. Eggis in orange are almost ready to hatch. Life on the high seas – the bug Darwin never saw Introduction and historical years old Charles Darwin was unaware monograph on the genus, comprising background of this publication when he set sail on 11 species, appeared some 60 years Among millions of insect species the HMS Beagle with captain Robert later when additional collections and known in the world only five species of Fitz-Roy on 27 December 1831. As far observations were made on the Halobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae) are as we could determine Darwin never H.M.S. Challenger during 1872-1876 able to live in the high seas. The general saw any Halobates during the voyage (White 1883). Sir John Murray, the public is probably not aware that there that lasted almost 5 years (completed assistant scientist on the Expedition are insects living on the open ocean and on 02 October 1836). He suffered and founder of modern day even most marine scientists have never seasickness almost all the time and even oceanography, made the very first seen a live or preserved specimen with observations on seabirds and sea observation on their biology and their own eyes.